Top 10 Community Angel Investors in Nigeria in January 2025

Last updated: Jan 2025 A list of 10 angel investors that invest in Community startups based in Nigeria. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Community companies from Nigeria. We update this investor list every month.

Top 10 Community Angel Investors in Nigeria in January 2025

Investor	Community Nigeria investments
Olumide Soyombo	2
Jonathan Wasserstrum	1
Tayo Oviosu	1
Olugbenga Agboola	1
Idris Ayodeji Bello	1
Wemimo Abbey	1
Desigan Chinniah	1
Ire Aderinokun	1
Samir Goel	1
Olugbenga Agboola	1

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Olumide Soyombo holds a BSc in Systems Engineering from University of Lagos, Nigeria and an MSc (Distinction) in Business and Information Technology from the Aston Business School, Birmingham, England; earning membership into the Beta Gamma Sigma Society for his high scholastic achievement.Olumide co–founded Bluechip Technologies Ltd in 2008 andhas grown the organisation from an organization with two employees to an organization with over 80 consultants spread across Lagos, Accra and Lusaka, Zambia.In 2014, Olumide setup Leadpath as a seed fund investing in local tech startups. He has invested in startups like Pushcv.com, Paystack, Piggybank.ng, Fashpa, Heels.com.ng , Delivery Science, Gloo.ng, and Cosign.co.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Wealth8 — Wealth8 is a black-owned investment platform that provides a simple and affordable way for the black community to save & invest in globally managed funds.
JADA — JADA focuses on both technical expertise and soft skill development and is designed to upskill experienced professionals in data analytics, machine learning, and generative AI.
Afropolitan — Afropolitan is building a Network State to unleash the maximum potential of Africans around the world. Are you interested? Join us with your email.

Jonathan graduated from Columbia Business School in May 2012. Prior to business school, Jonathan worked in the International Capital Group at Jones Lang LaSalle where he advised foreign and domestic clients on more than $3 billion worth of transactions globally.

Investment focus

Real Estate, Software, Property Management
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Canada, Mexico

Portfolio highlights

WATS — WATS is a digital platform for business waste management to enable cost savings and emissions reductions through operational efficiency.
Zamp — We take care of sales tax, so you don't have to.
NewHomesMate — Find, compare and buy a new construction home - all in one place.

Tayo is the Founder & Group CEO of Paga (www.paga.com), Nigeria’s leading mobile money service. Prior to Paga, Tayo was Vice-President at Travant Capital Partners, a private equity fund in West Africa. Prior to joining Travant, Tayo was a Manager, Corporate Development, at Cisco Systems in San Jose California. Tayo’s work at Paga has beenrecognized globally - in 2014 CNBC selected Tayo as the Entrepreneur of the Year West Africa, and in 2015 the African Leadership Network selected Paga as the outstanding growing company of the year in Africa. Tayo is also the co-founder of Kairos Angels, an angel investment club.Tayo earned his Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, cum laude, from the University of Southern California, and also has a Masters in Business Administration from the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
Nigeria, Brazil, United States

Portfolio highlights

RELAYTO Content Experience Platform — RELAYTO converts your PDFs & presentations to interactive web experiences with instant branding, analytics & more
Tyms — Tyms online accounting software for your business connects you to your bank, accountant, bookkeeper, and other business apps. Start a free trial today. Also available in Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritius and South Africa.
Venco Platforms — Venco automates visitor management, billing, and collections, as well as smart utility vending for communities across Africa.

Olugbenga Agboola is the Co-Founder and CEO of Flutterwave. He previously worked at Africa Fintech Foundry as a Senior Entrepreneur In Residence. Olugbenga Agboola attended MIT Sloan School of Management.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Internet
Pre-Seed, Seed
Nigeria, Kenya, United States

Portfolio highlights

tushop — Tushop is a community group buying platform where members can sell groceries to those in their social networks and communities.
Curacel — Curacel creates APIs & tools that enable businesses to embed insurance in digital channels and to administer claims cost-effectively.
Afropolitan — Afropolitan is building a Network State to unleash the maximum potential of Africans around the world. Are you interested? Join us with your email.

The 'Afropreneur' (entrepreneur with an African focus), as he self-describes, Idris Ayodeji Bello is a Partner at LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited and co-founder of The Wennovation Hub, an innovation platform based in Nigeria, that has successfully accelerated the launch of several technology start-ups in social impact sectors. He isalso a Founding Partner at Loftyinc Capital Management, owners of the Afropreneurs Fund (I&II)The 'Afropreneur' (entrepreneur with an African focus), as he self-describes, Idris Bello is a Partner at LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited and co-founder of The Wennovation Hub, an innovation platform based in Nigeria, that has successfully accelerated the launch of several technology start-ups in social impact sectors. He is also a Founding Partner at Loftyinc Capital Management, owners of the Afropreneurs Fund (I&II)A first class honors graduate of Computer Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, he has an M.Sc in Computer Science & Data Mining from the University of Houston; an MBA in Entrepreneurship & Strategy from Rice University in Houston and an M.Sc in Global Health Science from the University of Oxford, where he was a 2011 recipient of The Lord Weidenfeld Scholarship for demonstrating remarkable potential as a future leader from an emerging economy.Idris spent the greater part of a decade working at Chevron Corporation and ExxonMobil USA, where he led several large upstream technology projects across the USA and Sub-Saharan Africa. Idris has also worked with the Clinton Foundation Health Access Initiative where he played a major role in the deployment and evaluation of Swaziland’s first mobile health patient appointment reminder system as part of the country’s National AIDS Program. Listed among CNN’s Top Ten African Technology Voices, he is a Singularity University Impact Fellow, Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance Associate, Clinton Global Initiative University Fellow, MIT Global Start-up Fellow, SAP Ashoka Global Changemakers Award Winner, Dell Technology Award Winner, StartingBloc Innovation Fellow and a Nigeria Leadership Initiative Future Leader.As a leader, Idris has mentored and catalyzed scores of contributors across the growing African landscape and is an angel investor and advisor to several African startups including Andela, Flutterwave, RelianceHMO, among others. He continues to devote his efforts to the development of innovation-driven, technology-enabled social enterprises that empower the underserved and develop transformative ideas to change lives on the African continent.He spends most of his time between Lagos, Cairo, or airport lounges.

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Mobile Apps
Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
Nigeria, United States, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

Jem — We give employers the ability to send company-wide communications, deliver payslips, manage leave & give employees access to their earnings, via WhatsApp.
SimpliFi — SimpliFi is on a mission to democratize payments by building the leading Cards as a Service (CaaS) platform for MENA and Pakistan.
ORDA — Process orders, accept payments, connect to logistic providers, engage with your customers + more. We equip you with everything you need to grow your business.

Wemimo Abbey is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Esusu. He attended University of Cambridge.

Investment focus

SaaS, Legal, Advice
Funding Round, Seed
Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Mirza — We help employers hire and retain working parents and caregivers. Our care now, pay later childcare loan helps you support your workforce
Rent Small Small — Rent Small Small is a Nigeria-leading prop-tech platform providing a unique rental solution to Nigerians in order to improve the home-seekers rental experience and increase homeowner's occupancy rate.Our business model is unique as it allows verified tenants to find a property on the go, stay within budget, and pay rent flexibly. We providefirst-of-its-kind rent insurance for property owners against rent default, and unlike traditional agents, we don’t charge agency and legal fee.Our mandate is to provide suitable and affordable homes for home-seekers, influence the conception and birth of new homes to boost the livelihood and productivity of Nigerian youths, and help homeowners make their property rentable and profitable.
Flourish Fi — Creating a banking experience that people love. Enable banks and credit unions to strengthen relationships with a rewards system, financial literacy and savings journey.

Tech Advisor | Startup Mentor | Angel Investor | Board MemberDesigan Chinniah, aka Dees, provides seasoned startup, dot-com hardened, functional, strategic, creative and zero-bullshit executive advice. Dees possesses a unique set of Swiss-Army-Knife like talents and experiences - at the intersection of Product, Engineering, Business Development,Marketing, Fundraising and Developer Relations.A self-confessed geek — this sneakerhead lives in London with his wife, Sanne and their two kids, Summer Skye & Kiran Quinn.You’ve come this far… Why not say hello? helloATdesiganchinniahDOTcom#africa #ai #ar #blockchain #bots #community #connectivity #crypto #ethics #fintech #gaming #iot #opensource #privacy #speech #startups #voice #vr #web

Investment focus

Software, Communities, Apps
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
United Kingdom, Nigeria, United States

Portfolio highlights

Klarytee — Klarytee is a SaaS platform that builds security into sensitive content to enable granular control wherever the data goes
Odin — Community and investment tools for people building the future.
TigerBeetle — TigerBeetle operates as a distributed financial accounting database for mission-critical safety and performance.

Ire Aderinokun - Co-Founder , COO & VP of Engineering @ Buycoins

Investment focus

Software, Ticketing, Mobile Apps
Pre-Seed
Nigeria, Germany

Portfolio highlights

ORDA — ORDA is a platform allowing guests to order and pay for food and beverage on a digital menu.
tix.africa — Tix is a refreshing approach to event ticketing in Africa. Create and sell your first ticket from your phone in under 10 minutes.
ORDA — Process orders, accept payments, connect to logistic providers, engage with your customers + more. We equip you with everything you need to grow your business.

Samir is a social entrepreneur, writer, and connector committed to bridging the public and private sectors by bringing together diverse communities to eliminate the access gap.In 2015, Samir Co-Founded Esusu, a platform designed to empower users to better save, access capital, and build credit through community savings. Prior to Esusu, SamirCo-Founded Transfernation, a nationally recognized 501(c)3 non-profit which uses technology to ensure excess food from events goes toward underserved communities across New York City. To-date Transfernation has rescued over 300,000 thousand pounds of food and impacted 250,000 lives. For his entrepreneurial endeavors Samir has been recognized as a WEF Global Shaper, Global Good Fund Fellow, Dalai Lama Fellow, Resolution Fellow and was the recipient of the Jefferson Awards Foundation National Public Service Award.In addition to his work as a social entrepreneur, Samir has had the opportunity to build a robust skillset over his time at LinkedIn working across 5 offices in Customer Success Consulting, Talent Acquisition, and Sales Strategy & Operations focused on Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Previously Samir worked at The United Nations, Venture for America, and various non-profits in the New York City areaSamir is an avid writer and contributes for LinkedIn, The Daily Muse, Influencive, Mogul, and Quartz. Samir supplements his entrepreneurship and writing with public speaking engagements, which have ranged from The United Nations to the Clinton Global Initiative's Final Annual Meeting.Samir received his Bachelor's of Science from New York University's Stern School of Business. Samir enjoy's baking & cooking, staying active, travel, writing, and spending time with his family and 4 younger siblings.